The shooter of the Texas mall massacre has been named as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia
The shooter of the Texas mall massacre is named as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia who worked as a security guard: The killer wore tactical gear and shot dead eight, including children, with an AR-15
- Mauricio Garcia was named as the gunman who killed eight people on Saturday
- Children were among the dead outside the H&M store in Allen, Texas
The Texas mall shooter has been named as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia.
Dressed in tactical gear and armed with an AR-15 and a handgun, the killer opened fire outside an H&M store on a busy Saturday afternoon in Allen, Texas.
He was killed by an unnamed agent – who was on the scene for an unrelated call, but rushed when he heard the gunshots outside the H&M.
Garcia killed eight people – including children – before being shot himself.
That reports a source who speaks NBC newsGarcia had more ammunition and guns in his car – from which he emerged before the carnage.
Garcia was a security guard, but it’s unclear if he worked at Allen Premium Outlets.
The shooter, Mauricio Garcia, was dressed in SWAT gear with a semi-automatic weapon at his side. He is seen dead outside another Allen store ten yards from the H&M store
A bouquet of flowers is left in front of the entrance to the Allen Premium Outlet Mall in memory of those killed in the mass shooting that occurred the day before in Allen, Texas
It is also believed that Garcia was living in a motel at the time of the massacre.
This comes after new audio revealed the heroic officer making a frantic phone call, begging his colleagues to join him on the scene, radioing, “I need everyone I’ve got.”
The officer bravely ran up to the active gunner – who was armed with 60 rounds and had shot more than a dozen people at the time – and killed him.
About two minutes after he first called for backup, the officer said, “I got him.” Minutes later, another voice comes on the radio saying, āWe have casualties. I need an ambulance.’
The FBI and police raided Garcia’s home in Dallas after the massacre and asked a translator to speak with his family.
Neighbors say they often saw Garcia wearing a guard-type uniform, but that he was “very quiet” and exhibited “very unusual behavior.” His gray Dodge Charger, seen at the scene, was often parked outside the residence.
Mauricio Garcia, the shooter, died on the spot. He was shot dead by a cop, but he had already fired bullets and killed eight people himself
Allen Police officers man the mobile command post the day after the gunman shot several people
Store employees hug as they greet each other the day after a shooting at Allen Premium Outlets on May 7, 2023 in Allen, Texas
Dashcam video showed gunman Mauricio Garcia getting out of a car on Saturday afternoon and firing at people on the sidewalk. More than three dozen shots were heard as the vehicle recording the video drove away.
Garcia used an AR-15 style weapon during the mass shooting and was dressed in full tactical SWAT gear.
Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd van Allen confirmed that seven people died at the scene, including the gunman, and then two more victims died in hospital.
Three of the injured were in critical condition by evening and four were stable, Boyd said in an update Saturday night.
A medical group in the Dallas area said it was treating victims as young as five.
Investigators have confirmed they believe gunman Garcia worked alone, but they have not yet released a motive for the killings.